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316 Total Reviews

64%Value For Money

62%Security

92%Location

63%Staff

51%Atmosphere

48%Cleanliness

54%Facilities

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Our room was a small windowless cell, which for the price we paid and our short stay was bearable, but any longer and I don't think we could have handled it. The beds were quite uncomfortable, the top bunk springs had all busted and the mattresses were pretty lumpy and saggy. I don't think I'll stay again. BUT the location was fabulous, I guess that was the one redeeming factor.

Cheapest hostel - also worst experience. The doors are thin like cardboard. Very noisy also in the late/very early hours. In our room were a lot of hair on the ground and it was generally not clean. No plankets and pillows! Just a bed with matress and sheet.
you get what you pay, Iam generally a hardcore money saver but I wouldnt recommend it.

Stayed for 3 nights, found the female staff unhelpful at the desk when asking basic questions about local transport etc , not welcoming attitude,a lot of long term residents so very clicky atmosphere,
Music was blaring from reception all day started about 9am one morning until about 10pm each night which can be heard all over the hostel.
Kitchen looked clean but a lot of cockroaches in the food cupboards
No where to eat except the v small kitchen for a large hostel
Bedrooms are tiny

If there is someone noisy or yelling, wish that staff can stop them immediately. Someone listen the music very loudly and keep one hour. No matter the time is, I thin everyone should respect every customers.

My single room (103) wasn't clean at all. I think that it wasn't prepared for me when I came because First i didn't even have bed sheets in my room.
Great location, loved the common room, kitchen clean with all equipments needed.
Noisy, especially because there is no real window in my room, I could hear everybody as if they were in my room.
But I enjoyed my stay, thank you! I would probably recommend this hostel (especially because the single room is really cheap!)

Felt like imprisoned, unfriendly and unhelpful staff, traveldesk tries to sell you everything before and after check in, very loud, air conditioning not working, no windows, easy to break in rooms, small and much to hot kitchen, anybody can grab any key for bringing back a cuttlery box...

This hostel was prison like, there were two of us who booked a private bunk room. they gave us the wrong keys and were sent to a male room that was full. After that was sorted we spent the entire time in a room where only the fan worked. It was humid and gross the entire time. Also, we rudely got kicked out of the lounge well before the closing time and there was no other place to escape the room since i was on the top bunk and had to sit on the floor if i didnt want to climb up the bunk.

The noise is terrible, it's one thing that the place is echoy, but they blast music allll day long. I also did not appreciate letting people knock on doors to every room to bring them PJ VIP, there's better places to do that. The lobby, the lounge, outside. The sink was also not cleaned since the last person, there was beard hair on every inch of it.

Great location! Not bad rooms but there is nothing to do within the hostel. If you aren't going out to drink all the communal areas are closed early so you're forced to just sit in your room. Tour desk was a little too pushy for my likings

booking online I got super over charged with my deposit. It was hard to notice till later and when I contacted them it was not helpful. The issue was very odd. money from my Ausie account was taken out in US dollar and then I was charged for two converting fees. $3 became $9. It was very F'ed